Marketing Graphic Designer

Would you like to join a fast growing (190+ staff), exceptionally brilliant global company?

Are experienced in creating and developing visual graphical marketing assets and have a positive “can-do-attitude”?

Do you want the chance to work with well-known brands such as Disney, Harry Potter, Warner Bros, Barbie?

If so, we want you to join our newly formed Marketing team and become a part of our journey. This is a terrific opportunity individual to be part of a growing business & utilise their skills within an established team.

Want to know how? Just read on!

Who are Paladone?

Paladone is a wholesale giftware company with offices and teams working globally. Our mission is to create winning trend life lifestyle products that put a smile on the faces of our customers globally.

Along with our own branded products, we offer a comprehensive range of licensed giftware. We work with many exciting mainstream brands such as Disney, Harry Potter, Marvel, and DC Comics.

Who are WeCool toys?

WeCool Toys is a Global Designer and Manufacturer of Dynamic Toys, Crafts, Compounds and more. We own, operate, and manage all vertical and horizontal production, package, export and distribution processes.

WeCool Toys is a new member of Paladone Group Holdings.

The opportunity:

We are looking for a talented and driven Marketing Designer to join our Marketing Team.

This role will be responsible for creating and developing visual graphical assets for both Paladone & WeCool Toys to support the wider business commercial ambitions

The Marketing Designer will apply their creativity and design skills to generate engaging assets that align with the brand’s market presences, appeal to target demographics and act as brand guardian.

The role will report to our Marketing Manager

What are key duties of the role?

Marketing

• Create marketing (info)graphics for print collateral, email marketing, social media & website
• Create video animations when required
• Conceive and create campaign design assets
• Be responsible for graphics and branding aspects of Paladone and WeCool websites
• Ensure design deliverables are met in time for launches, campaigns and activations
• Own the relationship with printing and promo merch vendors
• Marketing and trend research for strategy & planning

Sales

• Create and project-manage sales enablement materials (e.g. Catalogues, PP presentations, Infographics, FSDUs, trade magazine adverts/pages, mock-ups)

E-Commerce

• Creating graphical assets & A+ content in line with E-Commerce priority lists
• Liaise with E-Commerce team on listing requirements and style guides

General

• Generate graphic assets for product asset packs to support commercial functions.
• Act as the brand guardian on graphical assets created outside of the marketing team
• Working with Licensing team to ensure all graphical assets comply with Licensor restrictions and brand image
• To understand and interpret Style guide for each licence and consistently adhere to these.
• Act as brand guardian for Paladone & WeCool and ensure all design assets adhere to corresponding style guides
• Receive & work on briefs regarding Showrooms & Tradeshow Stands visual design requirements

What we need you to bring to the team:

• Minimum 2 Years experience in Design within a marketing role/environment
• Knowledge of Adobe suite; Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign
• Marketing Design skills
• Understanding of marketing processes/activities (Including psychological marketing.)
• Skills in Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, Outlook & PowerPoint
• Illustration skills

What we will offer in return:

Holiday & Work Life Balance

• 22 days holiday per annum. (Rising each year by 1 day up to 26 days)
• Holiday Buy & Sell Scheme
• Flexible Working Hours (Flexible start and finish times between 07:30 and 6:00pm)
• Shorter working day on Birthday
• Christmas Closure

Financial

• Staff Discount on Products (35% off wholesale price)
• Holiday Buy & Sell Scheme
• Tech & Furniture purchase scheme (Currys & Ikea)
• Discounted Legal Services & Free Will
• Access to financial advisors
• Discounts for retail
• Free onsite parking

Social

• Social Committee
• Annual Sports day
• HK Office Olympics
• Fully funded Company Christmas party
• Fully funded Office and company events
• £100 per person annually for department self-organized team social events

Health Promotion

• Paid time off to attend medical/dental appointments
• Free Eye tests
• Free Flu Vaccinations
• Wellbeing days
• SharePoint portal – advice on healthy eating / lifestyle/ mental wellbeing
• Free fruit
• Cycle to work scheme
• Sports committee & Safety and wellbeing committee

Employee Support

• Employee Assistance Programme – (Telus Health)
• NHS Top UP- WPA (claim expenses back on Dental and Optical Treatments, Therapies & more)
• Access to Mental health coaching
• Access to mental health occupational health support
• Financial education and support (financial advice, pensions advice, legal services (IEP Financial, Adroit Legal Services)
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Wellness Action Plans / Menopause Action Plans

Reward and recognition

• Annual Pay Review
• Company Bonus and Performance bonus
• Employee Benefit Trust
• Long Service Awards
• Kudos portal for peer-to-peer recognition
• Refer a friend scheme

Learning and education

• Tailored Training and development plans
• Investment in training opportunities and
• Ability to earn qualifications
• ILM leadership courses
• Litmos Learning (E-Learning)
• Linked in Learning

What is next?

If you are ready to join the Paladone team then click apply and submit your Resume, Covering letter . We aim to respond to all applicants within 5 working days.